Ep 28 - The 80s Church: The Rules We Grew Up With | The Radke Show
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Melissa and David take a hilarious, heartfelt walk back to their childhood church days in the 1980sâwhen ârulesâ ruled and every youth pastor had a cautionary tale.
From âfire and brimstoneâ sermons to Halloween trunk-or-treats, record burnings and youth-group rumors of backward masking, the Radkes remember it all.
Melissa shares the college crush her professor called her parents about, while David recalls Ozzy Osbourneâs bat legend and the razor-blade-in-the-apple warnings that terrified every church kid.
Itâs a nostalgic, funny look at the rules we grew up withâand how far weâve come.
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Remiâs long FaceTime chats from college and how Melissa wrestles with missing her daughter.
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Melissaâs first impressions of David at freshman orientationâtrain-conductor pants included.
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The difference between loneliness and simply being alone.
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Church culture in the 80s & 90s:
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âGod hates divorceâ sermons and the fear of being shunned.
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Halloween trunk-or-treat and ârazor blade in the appleâ scares.
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Record burnings and the panic over backward-masked Satanic messages.
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Ozzy Osbourneâs infamous bat story and other youth-group myths.
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Interracial datingâwhy it was so taboo it wasnât even discussed.
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Eating disorders, mental health, and the âdonât talk about itâ generation.
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A laugh-out-loud TikTok fast-food game to close the episode.
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